1 Gloria Patri Glory be to the Father And to the Son And to the Holy Ghost, As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, World without end. Amen. Amen.

2 Doxology Praise God from whom allblessingsflow; Praise Him, all creatures herebelow; Praise Him above, yeheav’nlyhost; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost, Amen.

3 The Lord Bless You and Keep You

The Lord bless you and keepyou,TheLordliftHiscountenance upon you, and give you peace, And give you peace, The Lord make His face to shine upon you, And be gracious unto you, be gracious, the Lord be gracious, gracious unto you. Amen.

Theme for 2016: “Sanctified, and Meet for the Master’s Use” (2 Timothy 2:21)

Elder James Wong M: 0438 392 242 E: jameslcwong@hotmail.comDn Adrian Cheng M: 0402 036 430 E: ajcheng@iinet.net.auDn Michael Lee M: 0403 002 368 E: mtlee35@yahoo.com.auDn Stephen Chia M: 0433 502 981 E: stephenchia50@hotmail.comDn Joel Wong M: 0423 862 392 E: yiing_yw@yahoo.comRev Joseph Poon M: 0406 241 032 E: josephpoonemail@gmail.com

27 Ullapool Road Mt Pleasant, WA 6153P: (08) 9364 9898 W:http://www.bpcwa.org.auE: bpcwa@bpcwa.org.au

September 11th, 2016

BIBLE-PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF W.A.FortheTestimonyandGloryofJesusChrist30 th Year

SUNDAY COMBINED WORSHIP SERVICE

Preparatory Hymn Allan Ang

Prelude Sharon Poon

CalltoWorship DnAdrianCheng/SonnyLim

*Hymn HOP 30 O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

*Invocation/GloriaPatri1

Responsive Reading Psalm 111:1-10

Hymn HOP 233 Like A River Glorious

PresentationofTithes&Offerings

*Doxology 2/OffertoryPrayer

Scripture Reading 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Hymn HOP 400 I Have Decided to Follow Jesus

PastoralPrayer/Message RevJosephPoon/KongVuiYip

God’s Headship Model*Hymn HOP 178 TheChurch’sOneFoundation

*Benediction/ThreefoldAmen

Announcements

*TheLordBlessYouandKeepYou3

*CongregationStanding

WORDS FROM OUR FOUNDING PASTOR

My dear readers,

(Excerpt from Building Firm Foundations, Dr SH Tow)

1. No greater love

FOR SIDNEY CARTON life had been emp¬ty and frustrating. Others hadachieved so much, he so little. The lady he loved had married Charles Darney, but his love for her remained undiminished. It burned in his heart, an undying flame.

One day Charles Darney was condemned to die at the guillotine. A wild idea came to Sidney Carton. Here was his chance to prove to his lady love his eternal devotion. “Let me die for Charles Darney!”

Byingeniousscheming,Cartonsmuggledhim¬self intoprison,exchangedclothes and places with Darney. Thus Carton went to the guillotine for his friend. On that chilly morning when he took his last steps to his death, he might have thought to himself, “At last my life has found fulfilment. I shall leavebehindafragrantmemoryinsome¬body’sheart.“

Consider now the death of another Man. He laid down His life for us all. God’s word says:

“For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:6, 8)

Carton died for a friend. Christ died for ene¬mies. He “gave himself a ransom for all” (1 Tim 2:6). He, the sinless Son of God, died for us the sinful sons of men. He died to bring us back to God, to give us “an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven” (1 Pet1:4).

Dear friend, there is no greater love than God’s love. Believe on the Lord Jesus and be a recipient of that love.

The Love of God(Frederick M Lehman)

Could we with ink the ocean fill – Andweretheskiesofparchmentmade;

Were every stalk on earth a quill –

Andeverymanascribebytrade;To write the love of God above –

Woulddraintheoceandry;Nor could the scroll contain the whole,

Tho’ stretched from sky to sky!

O love of God how rich and pure!How measureless and strong!It shall forevermore endure —The saints’ and angels’ song!

The Son of God became the Son of man that the sons of men might become the sons of God.

Lord, accept me as Thy child, through Jesus Christ my Saviour.

2. “I’ll be looking for you!”

LYNN was just seven when she became an earnest believer. Her tenderheart received Jesus as her Saviour. She also loved her father very dearly, but he was not a believer, and was not concerned about the things of God.

Each evening as father returned from work, Lynn would be at the gate eagerly waiting. The wooden gate was high and the palings or stakes were close together, so father removed one of the palings so that Lynn might see him approaching. Each evening Lynn would wait for father without fail, eagerly looking through the opening in the gate.

One day, Lynn fell sick and no doctors could heal her. Father called in the best specialists but her condition only grew worse. He was heart-broken, for he loved her more than his own life. When Lynn knew that she was not getting well, she said to father, “When I get to Heaven, I will ask Jesus to

remove a paling from Heaven’s gate so I can look through to see you come … Daddy, I will be looking out for you every day. Promise, you won’t be long.” Then she fell asleep, safe in the arms of Jesus.

Father’s heart was melted by his child’s words. He realized that in his sins he will find himself in hell when he dies. He repented of his sins in Christ. He yielded to the Saviour and became an earnest believer, like his daughter. God in mercy had used the death of an only child to save him.

Dear reader, God’s Heaven has a place for those who believe. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father but by me” (Jn 14:6). Like a loving Father longing for his child, God is waiting for youtoturntoHim.Don’tbelong—cometotheSaviourwith¬outdelay.Believe on Him and be saved — today.

The Home Over There(D W C Huntington)

O think of the Home over there,By the side of the river of light,

Where the saints, all immortal and fair,Are robed in their garments of white.

Over there, over there,O think of the Home over there,

Over there, over there, over there,O think of the Home over there.

If God is a God of love, will He not save everyone in the end? Lord, I believe. Please write my name in Thy Book of Life.

God bless you, dear readers.

Yours faithfully in the Saviour’s Service, Dr SH Tow

ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRAISE & PETITION

1. September 30in30 is underway. Thank God that over 400 people have been reached so far. Find out the top ten locations in Perth that have been reached and read testimonies from participants at www.sept30in30.com

2. Mandarin Family Care Group Meeting: will be held next Sunday the 18th ofSeptemberatthehomeofSisterJoyceYip.Address:23HarwoodClose,CanningVale.ElderJameswillcontinuetoshareontheseries,‘JesusSaid,“I am…”’ taken from the gospel of John. Dinner will start at 6 pm with the meeting commencing at 7 pm. Please bring a dish to share. We warmly welcome everyone and their friends to join and be strengthened by God’s Word and the fellowship.

3. Mandarin Gospel Rally: will be held on Friday the 23rd of September at church, at 7:15 pm. We encourage you to invite your unsaved loved ones and friends as well as those whom you may have met during the September 30in30 outreach. Invitation leaflets are available at the foyer. We also request prayer for this gospel work and the speaker, Elder James.

4. Young Adults Summer Camp (27 Nov – 1 Dec 2016): Camp Theme: Forsaken Living Waters (Jeremiah 2:12-13) “Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD. For my people have committedtwoevils;theyhaveforsakenmethefountainoflivingwaters,and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.” Registration opens 2ndOctober.Visitbpcwa.org.au/summercamp for more details.

5. City Evangelism will be held on the 25th of September. Please sign up in the foyer if you would like to join in this one to one street evangelism outreach. If you signed up last outreach, please let us know if you cannot attend this time around.

6. Baptisms, Affirmation of faith and Membership Transfers (including Associate membership) will be conducted on Reformation Sunday, 30th Oct. CandidateswhohavecompletedthefullcourseofBasicBibleKnowledgecan collect a copy of the form from Dn Adrian. Interviews will be conducted in October.

7. Basic Bible Knowledge: A new series of English BBK classes conductedby Rev Joseph will begin next Sunday, 18th September at 9 am in the upper level sanctuary. Worshipers who desire to be baptized or have their memberships transferred should attend these classes. Worshipers who are not currently attending any Bible studies on Sunday mornings are also encouraged to attend to build up their foundation in the Christian faith.

8. Thanksgiving and Prayer Items:

• Thank God for the Combined Church Fellowship and a blessed Seniors’ Fellowship last week.

• Continue to pray for opportunities to give out gospel tracts duringSeptember 30in30. Pray for spiritual protection and for unbelievers to come and believe in the Lord Jesus.

• PrayforthenextFriday’sMandarinGospelRally,thespeakerElderJames,and those who are invited will be able to attend.

• Prayforthe30th Anniversary Magazine committee members that they would have wisdom and time to complete the design, translation and compilation of the thanksgiving magazine.

• PrayforthetranslationandcompilationoftheACMreports.

• PrayfortheplanningandpreparationoftheYoungAdultsSummerCamp.

• Please continue to pray for the fencing and other church maintenanceprojects that will be carried out.

• PrayforGod’swillandleadinginre-startingtheMandarinSundayWorshipService once a month.

• Prayforthosewhoaresickandthosewhomaybeafflictedsilently,whetherphysical or spiritual.

• Pray for thosewhoare still searching fora job, forGod’sprotectionandgrace to be with the brethren who are working away from home and to those who are travelling.

• Prayforphysicalandspiritualsafety inandaroundthechurchandinthehomes of worshippers.

ATTENDANCE & OFFERINGS (4/9)

SHORTER CATECHISM: What is sanctification? SanctificationistheworkofGod’sfreegrace,(Eze36:27;Phil2:13;2Thess2:13)wherebywearerenewedinthewholemanaftertheimageofGod,(2Cor5:17;Eph4:23-24;1Thess5:23)andareenabledmoreandmoretodieuntosin,andliveuntorighteousness.(Eze36:25-27;Rom6:4,6,12-14;2Cor7:1;1Peter2:24)

Attendance:220(Combined-190;JSS-30);PrayerMeeting:63;CombinedFellowshipMeeting:84 OfferingsinTotal:$6237.65;GeneralFund:$6237.65 (#4094-$90.00;#4095-$507.00;#4096-$226.00;#4097-$77.40;#4098-Library-$65.00)

SERVICE DUTY 11/9 COMBINED 18/9 COMBINEDSpeaker/Interpreter RevJosephPoon/KongVuiYip RevJosephPoon/SonnyLim

WorshipLeader/Interpreter DnAdrianCheng/SonnyLim DnMichaelLee/DnJoelWong

Prep Hymns Allan Ang KennyTan

Musician(s) Sharon Poon Ruth Wong

Welcomers (Foyer) EddieFoo,AlbertHo,LeeLeeYong ClaudeYiu,EstherYiu,AngelineYong

OfferingStewards *ToHelpCountOffering

*Eddie Foo, *Albert Ho, Allan Ang YiChoongLiew,DnJoelWong Dn Stephen Chia

*Alex Luu, *ClaudeYiu,KennyTan Eugene Leong, Edward Ee Dn Adrian Cheng

Ushers (Sanctuary) YiChoongLiew,EllainneCheng,LilianCheo EdwardEe,YiJyeChieng,YiMeyTan

P.A. System Caleb Cheng Albert Ho

KitchenDutiesYiSanChieng,MargaretNg ChristineChia,MingMingTh’ng Mable Soon

LeeLianYong,VictoriaLew YungTsingMew,JuliaChia Ilhoa Ramachandran

Toddler Class Assistant LeeLianYong/ShirlynLee KaYiiYip/LydiaChong

Transport EugeneLeong(0401155386)/AllanAng(0433032709)

Old Folks’ Home MinistrySubiaco Caleb Cheng (Ruth Wong) Edward Ee (Hannah Th’ng)

South Perth Hall A: Allan Ang Hall B: Jason Tey

HallA:KennyTan Hall B: Mark Heath

Berrington Caleb Cheng Edward Ee

APPOINTMENTS OF THE WEEKTuesday 13/9 7:30 pm PrayerMeeting:RevJosephPoon/DnJoelWong,CalebCheng,SharonPoon

Wednesday 14/9 7:30 pm Far Eastern Bible College Online Courses: Daniel

Friday 16/910:00 am Mother’s Fellowship Group

7:30 pm FellowshipMeeting:Regen/Youth180°/CYAF/CYPG

Sunday 18/9

8:30 am Pre-ServicePrayerMeeting

9:00 am English&MandarinSundaySchool/EnglishBasicBibleKnowledgeClass

10:00 am Sunday Combined Worship Service

12:00 pm Mandarin Choir

12:15 pm ChurchVanDepart

2:00 pm Nursing Home: Concorde – 25 Anstey Street, South Perth Onslow Gardens – 39 Hamersley Road, Subiaco

3:30 pm Nursing Home: Berrington, Subiaco – 45 Bishop St, Jolimont

6:00 pm Mandarin Family CareGroupMeeting Address:23HarwoodClose,CanningVale